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We have been through so much for nearly two years now since the emergence of the, still ongoing, world health challenge \u2014 Covid-19. As the pace of recovery picks up with the cautious and gradual reopening of physical borders, that does not mean we are unshackled from the pains of having to deal with the pandemic emotionally.<\/span><\/p>\n One major concern which none of us has escaped unscathed is the infliction of “pandemic fatigue.” According to the World Health Organisation (WHO),\u00a0pandemic fatigue<\/a>\u00a0refers to “people \u2026\u00a0feeling demotivated about following recommended behaviours to protect themselves and others from the virus.” This encroaches\u00a0into mental health where we are constantly battling negative feelings and emotions which could very easily overwhelm us. It could potentially envelop us in a bubble of darkness and depression, if we do not remain vigilant.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We are constantly pulled in many different directions based on our unique familial and societal roles and\u00a0responsibilities. Before we are fully capable of taking care of others in our lives, we need to make sure that we are well. Start small, with our daily habits<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adhere to a balanced diet<\/a>. Exercise regularly. Get sufficient sleep. Heard it all before? As a Muslim, we would have also heard such additional advice, mostly without knowing the rationale behind it: Perform the ablution before sleeping, especially when you are facing some sort of distress, and sleep facing your right.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Such advice stems from the emulation of Prophet Muhammad’s\u00a0\ufdfa sleeping habits. As narrated by\u00a0Al-Bara \u2018bin `Azib:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Prophet \ufdfa said to me, “Whenever you go to bed perform ablution like that for the prayer, lie on your right side and say,<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0647\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0651 \u0623\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0645\u0652\u062a\u064f \u0648\u064e\u062c\u0652\u0647\u0650\u064a \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0643\u064e\u060c \u0648\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0648\u064e\u0651\u0636\u0652\u062a\u064f \u0623\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0631\u0650\u064a \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0643\u064e\u060c \u0648\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0644\u0652\u062c\u064e\u0623\u0652\u062a\u064f \u0638\u064e\u0647\u0652\u0631\u0650\u064a \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0643\u064e\u060c \u0631\u064e\u063a\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0629\u064b \u0648\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0647\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0629\u064b \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0643\u064e\u060c \u0644\u0627\u064e \u0645\u064e\u0644\u0652\u062c\u064e\u0623\u064e \u0648\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e \u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062c\u064e\u0627 \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652\u0643\u064e \u0625\u0650\u0644\u0627\u064e\u0651 \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0643\u064e\u060c \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0647\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0651 \u0622\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0643\u0650\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0628\u0650\u0643\u064e \u0627\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0630\u0650\u064a \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0632\u064e\u0644\u0652\u062a\u064e\u060c \u0648\u064e\u0628\u0650\u0646\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0650\u0651\u0643\u064e \u0627\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0630\u0650\u064a \u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0633\u064e\u0644\u0652\u062a\u064e<\/p>\n <\/p>\n O Allah! I surrender to You and entrust all my affairs to You and depend upon You for Your Blessings both with hope and fear of You. There is no fleeing from You, and there is no place of protection and safety except with You O Allah! I believe in Your Book (the Qur\u2019an) which You have revealed and in Your Prophet (Muhammad) whom You have sent.”<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 247]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Complete such sleeping routine with the following prayers –\u00a0Surah Al-Falaq and Surah An-Nas.\u00a0Narrated \u2018Aisha:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u062d\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0651\u062b\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0642\u064f\u062a\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0629\u064f \u0628\u0652\u0646\u064f \u0633\u064e\u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f\u064d\u060c \u062d\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0651\u062b\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0641\u064e\u0636\u064e\u0651\u0644\u064f\u060c \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0639\u064f\u0642\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0644\u064d\u060c \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0628\u0652\u0646\u0650 \u0634\u0650\u0647\u064e\u0627\u0628\u064d\u060c \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0639\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0629\u064e\u060c \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0639\u064e\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0634\u064e\u0629\u064e\u060c \u0623\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0651 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064e\u0651\u0628\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0651 \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0625\u0650\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u0648\u064e\u0649 \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0641\u0650\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0634\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u0643\u064f\u0644\u064e\u0651 \u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0629\u064d \u062c\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0639\u064e \u0643\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0651\u064a\u0652\u0647\u0650 \u062b\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0651 \u0646\u064e\u0641\u064e\u062b\u064e \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0647\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0641\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0623\u064e \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0647\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u200f{\u200f\u0642\u064f\u0644\u0652 \u0647\u064f\u0648\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0647\u064f \u0623\u064e\u062d\u064e\u062f\u064c\u200f}\u200f \u0648\u064e\u200f{\u200f\u0642\u064f\u0644\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0639\u064f\u0648\u0630\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0631\u064e\u0628\u0650\u0651 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0641\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0642\u0650\u200f}\u200f \u0648\u064e\u200f{\u200f\u0642\u064f\u0644\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0639\u064f\u0648\u0630\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0631\u064e\u0628\u0650\u0651 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064e\u0651\u0627\u0633\u0650\u200f}\u200f \u062b\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0651 \u064a\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0633\u064e\u062d\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0647\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0633\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0637\u064e\u0627\u0639\u064e \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652 \u062c\u064e\u0633\u064e\u062f\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u064a\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062f\u064e\u0623\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0647\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0631\u064e\u0623\u0652\u0633\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0648\u064e\u062c\u0652\u0647\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u0642\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0644\u064e \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652 \u062c\u064e\u0633\u064e\u062f\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u064a\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0644\u064f \u0630\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0643\u064e \u062b\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e\u062b\u064e \u0645\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0651\u0627\u062a\u064d\u200f.\u200f<\/p>\n Whenever the Prophet \ufdfa went to bed every night, he used to cup his hands together and blow over it after reciting Surah Al-Ikhlas, Surah Al-Falaq and Surah An-Nas, and then rub his hands over whatever parts of his body he was able to rub, starting with his head, face and front of his body. He used to do that three times.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 5017]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It is the first step to nurturing healthy minds. Talk to a friend, write in your diary or share it on your Twitter account. Get it off your chest. Usually the first step is the most difficult to start with, but it is worth it. Help ourselves by lifting some of that emotional weight off our shoulders which has been draining us emotionally and physically for so long.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is in alignment with what the WHO has identified as one of the key strategies\u00a0in combating pandemic fatigue: Acknowledge and address the hardship. Find that support group in your community. We need to realise that what we are experiencing could very well be unique to each individual; however, such experiences are shared by the global ummah which cut across physical and cultural boundaries.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Validate our feelings and take that step towards healing ourselves emotionally. Get professional medical assistance, if need be. Check out support groups in your communities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Finland has, once again, emerged as the\u00a0world’s happiest country<\/a>. One way social scientists have measured the all elusive concept of happiness is by studying social support which has an impact on mental health risks based on how governments respond to crises, particularly the pandemic. One reason that propelled Finland to the top being\u00a0“high levels of trust in the way the COVID-19 pandemic was handled.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n However, this does not mean that every Finnish is skipping through the fields of Oulanka National Park in Kuusamo, avoiding depression, for instance. Besides such tangible governmental support system,\u00a0another opinion<\/a>\u00a0has surfaced which argued that\u00a0“one has to experience one\u2019s life as meaningful” in order to be truly happy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Happiness rooted in one’s meaningful life. Complicated? Yes. A priority? Yes. Achievable? Absolutely!<\/p>\n <\/p>\nGo Back To Basics<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Let’s Talk About Me, For Real<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Contextualise Your Blessings<\/strong><\/h2>\n